Well, I've had it on demo at home for the last week or so....

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DGeorge (archived)
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Posted May 12, 2009 at 03:41 GMT
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I've had the Beosound5 on demo at home for the past 10 days as a stand alone unit not linked to my pc or tv with about 200 pre-loaded albums and linked to my lab9's. I thought i would just jot down a few random comments as i've been trawling through the posts on this forum trying to make my mind up....

1.  I must say that the sound is absolutely superb.  When the engineer turned it on, both myself and my wife said ''WOW''. Obviously over the past week or so we have got used to the sound and i'm looking forward to getting my  Beosound3200 reconnected to see if we can really notice the difference between the two units

2. The design is superb although I personally think the unit is a little too small and looks a bit out of proportion on the floor stand. This is purely a personal feeling and others will most likely disagree.

3. I found it relatively easy to use (without properly reading the instructions!) although my wife found it less intuitive. Obviously this was just the display unit and i must admit i have concerns how easy it is to load cd's onto Beoplayer as i've never used it.

4. Why are the thumbnail album pics so small when you browse? i found unless you knew what the album cover looked like, the writing couldn't easily be read unless you went to full screen mode.

5. I found that sometimes it wasn't easy just to play an album. MOTS kicked in sometimes or other times the tracks didn't play in order. Again this is probably me just not getting to grips with the system and i should read the manual again.

well the big question that i can't decide on, is whether to buy it. Sometimes i really love it, other times i think, what is the point of it and should i just stick to the 3200 and plug my iphone in when we have a party and use the genius function.

I feel at the moment i will revisit it in 9 months time to see what upgrades there have been and see whether the WOW factor is there unless i can be persuaded........

cheers

David

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Bv7Mk3 (archived)
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Posted May 12, 2009 at 05:52 GMT
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How about a 10% price increase on the system to help make your mind up! as B&O are increasing the prices by the end of the month I believe accross the board!

Some items like the BV7-40 Mk IV went up on sat by 10%

Hope that helps you and I love my Beomaster 5 which I use on my Bv 7-40 Mk3

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DGeorge (archived)
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Posted May 12, 2009 at 06:32 GMT
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thanks for the reply. The dealer has mentioned the price increase, so that's definately a factor!

Do you control your music through just the t.v or do you use the Beosound5 screen also?

cheers

David

 

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elephant (archived)
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Posted May 12, 2009 at 07:20 GMT
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Hi

I downloaded the manual some time ago, and I believe the answer is "yes, but".

The "but" is that MotS is the one thing that needs the BS 5 as well as the Bm 5.

Now are you persuaded ?

:-)

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DGeorge (archived)
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Posted May 12, 2009 at 08:05 GMT
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i think i'll make my mind up when they reconnect  the BS3200 on saturday👍

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Bv7Mk3 (archived)
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Posted May 12, 2009 at 10:35 GMT
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DGeorge wrote:

thanks for the reply. The dealer has mentioned the price increase, so that's definately a factor!

Do you control your music through just the t.v or do you use the Beosound5 screen also?

cheers

David

 

Hi David in answer to your question....I only have the Beomaster 5,I do not have the Head Unit Screen.

I control the Beomaster 5 with my Bv7-40 Mk3 tv..So everything is on the screen,so no Head unit needed for me!

Hope that helps! And good luck with deciding over the weekend...enjoy!

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jandyt (archived)
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Posted May 12, 2009 at 14:11 GMT
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Hi David.
Although I have no first hand experience of Beomaster/sound 5, it is worth noting that, as it is software based, many of the teething troubles are being ironed out as we speak. For example, the problem with MOTS and albums.

Andy T.

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moxxey
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Posted May 17, 2009 at 06:33 GMT
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DGeorge wrote:

i think i'll make my mind up when they reconnect  the BS3200 on saturday👍

And, and? :)

Let us know what you think. I'm interested in the differences between, say, my BC2 and the BS5. With the 10% price increase kicking in within two weeks, us Brits need to make decisions....fast. So, your experience of the aural differences between your BS3200 and BS5 will be a big help.

So, thoughts?

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Puncher (archived)
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Posted May 17, 2009 at 07:32 GMT
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Moxxey - can't you do the same and get one on demo so you can compare directly? I don't see any point in relying on other folks ears, it's yours that will have to listen to it ultimately  -  if you're happy with it then that's all that should count.

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moxxey
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Posted May 17, 2009 at 07:47 GMT
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Puncher wrote:

Moxxey - can't you do the same and get one on demo so you can compare directly?

Not easily, no. Especially if your dealer doesn't have any 'spare' units. Also, connecting up a BM5 and BL5 isn't a quick process that can be achieved overnight (ie the dealer would want it back the next working day!). I wanted other opinions first.

 

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